SPAD V.II Nr 115 Esc 3

[RLWP]

I'm sure I had a SPAD VII around here somewhere



I have started to mask off the Tricolore beginning with the blue



Richard

[RAGIII]

This one should really look awesome when done Richard!
RAGIII

[RLWP]

This one should really look awesome when done Richard!
RAGIII

You'll have spotted the blue of the Tricolore is the same as the blue in the centre of the cockades on the SPAD XIII

I can't manage to include it on the Spitfire MK.IIc I'm building unfortunately

Richard

[Alexis]

I see much masking in your future , looking forward on seeing how this turns out Richard 


Terri

[GazzaS]

Love the interior, Richard!  I'll be interested to see when the mummy is unwrapped.

[RLWP]

Love the interior, Richard!  I'll be interested to see when the mummy is unwrapped.

Well............



A bit of a mixed result



I had to paint the blue twice, first time the masking took all of it off. I think I have had this before with the Tamiya primer - it doesn't give much key to the paint. I roughened it before repainting the blue again.

Richard

[Alexis]

I have never tried using Tamiya primer , is this a lacquer base for acrylic ?


Terri

[RAGIII]

Too bad about the lifting of the paint on the stripe Richard. I know you will recover fully!
RAGIII

[smperry]

That is a bummer about the stripe. I hate it when paint and tape take a mind of their own. You think it all out, you work carefully to execute the plan and the paint and tape, often aided and abetted by the airbrush, say, "That ain't our plan" and make a mess. You will fix it and every time you look at it, smile to your self and say, "Nope, it was MY plan".
sp

[RLWP]

I have never tried using Tamiya primer , is this a lacquer base for acrylic ?


Terri

Acrylic - I think

Thanks all - I've already fought back and conquered the blue previously. I'm going to let the paint harden a few days then get on with sorting it out

Richard

[kensar]

Tamiya primer (white) is a lacquer.  It's my go to primer.  Technically, its an acrylic lacquer, but for all practical purposes a lacquer.

More than once, I've pulled up the masking too soon and pulled up the paint.

This will look really nice when completed, Richard.  Soldier on.

[RLWP]

More than once, I've pulled up the masking too soon and pulled up the paint.

This will look really nice when completed, Richard.  Soldier on.

This seems to be the other way around. The red had about four days to cure, the blue has been more successful as I removed the masking a few hours after spraying

Richard

[RLWP]

Looking good so far:



Richard

[RichieW]

Looks pretty perfect from the photo, nice even bands. I always struggle to get that kind of thing right. In fact I've never got it right so I am very im9ressed!

[RLWP]

Looks pretty perfect from the photo, nice even bands. I always struggle to get that kind of thing right. In fact I've never got it right so I am very im9ressed!

They usually go wrong for me too. First success was this, I think:



Oooh, I'd forgotten that the Revell P51 came with wing ordnance. I'm looking for parts to make a 1/32 4lb RAF smoke marker - I must raid my bits box

Richard